Database/Cleansing/Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate natural?

Mostly. Coconut acid and sodium are natural; the amidoamine linker and both acetate arms are made from petrochemical AEEA and chloroacetic acid.

INCI nameDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
FunctionCleansing · Foam Boosting Surfactant
FeedstockAmphoteric surfactant made from coconut fatty acid, aminoethylethanolamine…

How we scored it

Coco-acyl (lauroyl, ~183.3 Da) + 2 Na (46.0 Da) = 229.3 Da natural; aminoethylethanolamine + 2 chloroacetate-derived backbone ~217.2 Da petrochemical. 229.3/446.5=0.51.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Amphoteric surfactant made from coconut fatty acid, aminoethylethanolamine (an explicitly synthetic amine), and two sodium chloroacetate-derived acetate groups. Structure and chain length are approximated from the CosIng name, so treat this as an estimate.

In plain English

A mild, amphoteric cleansing and conditioning agent made from coconut fatty acid joined to a synthetic amine backbone and two synthetic acetate groups. Used to boost foam and gentleness in washes.

CosIng definition: Disodium N-2-(N-(2-carboxymethoxyethyl)-N-carboxymethylamino)ethylcocamide

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References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2DISODIUM COCOAMPHODIACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3DISODIUM COCOAMPHODIACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DISODIUM%20COCOAMPHODIACETATE